CBI quizzes coal ministry officials
The CBI on Tuesday questioned officials of the coal ministry in connection with its probe into the missing files related to the coalgate scam.
Liverpool look to inflict more pain on Man U
Buoyed by Luis Suarez’s return, Liverpool will visit Manchester United in the League Cup on Wednesday eager to inflict more misery on a team reeling from a brutal derby defeat.
Big B meets ailing, ‘cheerful’ Dilip
Actor Amitabh Bachchan visited the ailing star Dilip Kumar at Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra where he was admitted following a mild heart attack.
SP mantri, two MPs likely to shift to BJP
With the political mood swinging at the ground level in Uttar Pradesh, time has come for political leaders to begin switching their loyalties.
Venus stuns top seed Azarenka in Tokyo
Venus Williams upset top-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the third round of the Pan Pacific Open.
Ordinance saves convicted MPs
After failing to get the contentious legislation passed in Parliament, the government on Tuesday chose the ordinance route to soften the blow on convicted MPs and MLAs.
Modi, Advani to share dais today
Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leader L.K. Advani will be sharing the stage along with other top party leaders during the BJP’s “Karyakarta Mahakumbh” (party workers’ rally) in the state capital on Wednesday.
Sachin set for new innings with OGQ?
The London Olympics proved to be a watershed in Olympic Gold Quest’s history with a chunk of the country’s medal winners being backed by the organization. Though OGQ has kept a low profile it has successfully managed to attract funds and provide best facility to India’s Olympic medal hopefuls.
New policy to auction coal blocks more openly okayed
The government on Tuesday made a landmark policy decision to put in place the methodology for auctioning coal blocks, providing for upfront and production-linked payments and benchmarking of coal sale prices.
Cong, BJP brace for anti-incumbency vote
The Congress and the BJP are unlikely to follow the “sitting-getting” formula in the coming Assembly elections in four states after realising that the incumbency is going against sitting legislators, ministers than the incumbent chief ministers.